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  • … Our First Amendment right to free speech advances human flourishing, protects other … must protect and respect every person’s freedom to speak consistent with their beliefs. The Colorado government is censoring speech and forcing artists like Lorie Smith of 303 Creative to create …
  • … officials are increasingly misusing the levers of law and policy — at the local, state, federal, and even international levels — to impose a new orthodoxy. This new orthodoxy threatens to … since 2011. Your gift—to be added to a special $500,000 challenge grant provided by a generous friend of this …
  • … Illinois to Pro-Life Professionals: Violate Your Conscience or Violate the Law ADF is challenging SB 1564, an Illinois law that would … Bruce Rauner. July 2016 : Rauner signed SB 1564 into law, forcing medical facilities and physicians who conscientiously …
  • … Bronx Church’s 20-Year Legal Battle Led to Freedom for New Yorkers of All Faiths After 20 years of … legal proceedings, Bronx Household of Faith and other NYC churches finally have equal access to rent school facilities … Faith and the many other churches in the city by allowing them to continue meeting in schools. Case timeline 1995 : …
  • … Washington State Treated Churches Worse Than Breweries and Cannabis Retailers … As public officials across the country grappled with how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some took their … Freedom letters and lawsuits to set the record—and the law—straight. Thankfully, ADF successfully defended the …
  • … The God-given right to free speech protects the freedom to pursue what is true … the media, and big tech are compelling people to speak messages that violate their fundamental convictions—or be silent. These powerful …
  • … 9-0 at SCOTUS The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that silenced pro-life advocates such as … Revised January 12, 2024 Should the government be able to create censorship zones in which certain views are … 2008: Eleanor McCullen and other sidewalk counselors filed suit in federal district court. March 2012: ADF and Allied …
  • … Morris Dees and Joe Levin founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over 50 years ago, they did so with the … racial minorities. Unfortunately, that claim never came to fruition. Today, the SPLC spends its time attacking … for the SPLC’s Intelligence Report , said, “Sometimes the press will describe us as monitoring hate crimes and so on…. …
  • … Three decades ago, 30 Christian leaders saw a need to combat the decades-long efforts of activists and government officials to drive expressions of faith out of the public square. … and family. But the threats to our freedom to live and speak the truth are rising. Those who stand against freedom …
  • … Montana Seeks to Protect the Rights of Pregnant Women, Planned Parenthood … April 2021 : Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law four bills protecting the health and safety of women … August 2021 : Planned Parenthood of Montana filed suit to block implementation of the new laws. October 2021 : …